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Claim for loss of property #5052 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  5052 Albert Smith Solicitor Castle Street, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Mortgagee in Possession 17 Houses and Outbuildings situate at Hillfoot   Moses Bishop for pumping Water out of Cellars and removing Mud from his Cowhouse £1      
    M Bishop for scraping and washing floors of Swift's house and fuel for drying the same   5s 8d  
    Mrs. Simpson on account for cleansing empty Houses   5s    
    Thomas Reynolds on account for repairs Mason's Work £25      
    Thomas Reynolds for balance of account for repairs £21 13s    
    Allowed John Warren for time his premises stood empty in consequence of the Flood £3      
    Mrs. Simpson for balance of her charge for cleansing 9 empty Houses £1 8s 9d  
    T. DeBusk's account for painting lower storey only 1 Coat of Paint, defaced by the Flood £5 6s    
    D. Barrowclough's account for repairs Joiners Work £18 6s 4d  
    Thomas Reynolds account for taking up and relaying stone floors on dry materials £7 7s 10d  
    27 Weeks Rent of house at 1/10 weekly, tenant having been driven away by fear of back portion of house falling, wall being cracked by the Flood still empty £2 9s 6d  
    27 Weeks Rent of adjoining House from same cause still empty £2 9s 6d  
    29 Weeks Rent of house at 3/1 weekly tenant having been driven away by the Flood £4 9s 5d  
    8 Weeks Rent of house at 3/1 weekly, tenant having been driven away by the Flood £1 4s 8d  
             
        £94 5s 8d  
  Certificate Granted
26 June 1865
Assessed by Assent at £94 5s 8d  
      As approved by Messrs. Holmes & Fowler        

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